Clostridium difficile
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 C. difficile colonies on a blood agar plate.
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| Clostridium difficile Hall & O'Toole, 1935 |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abhishek Deshpande, M.D., PhD
Synonyms and keywords: C. Diff
Overview
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Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Clostridium difficile from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
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